World Book and Copyright Day-2017

World Book and Copyright Day 2017

Question: on April 23rd, 2017, ‘World Book and Copyright Day’ was celebrated all over the world. Which of the following cities has been chosen this year as the ‘World’s Book Capital’?
(a) Inchiool
(b) Mumbai
(c) Conakry
(d) Shanghai
Answer- (c)
Related facts:

  • On April 23rd, 2017, World Book and Copyright Day was celebrated across the world.
  • World Book and Copyright Day is an opportunity to highlight the power of books to promote our vision of knowledge societies.
  • This year, the African country of Guinea, Conakry has been chosen as World Book Capital.
  • UNESCO created the World Book and Copyright Day in its General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone.
  • April 23 is a symbolic date in the world literature.
  • On April 23rd, 1616, litterateur and author William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garci Lasso de la Vega were passed away.

Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/bookday/
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/wbcd